Lucas County, Ohio: deer harvest and public hunting land
Lucas County covers 347 square miles around Toledo. Hunters checked 965 deer here in the 2025-26 season, 730 of them by archers, by the Division of Wildlife's final report. That is up 8% from 2024, and the most in the 4 years shown. 10% of Lucas County is public land open to the public, the largest share metro parks, county and city land (12,323 acres), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries.
Data updated October 2026. Harvest: the Division of Wildlife's harvest reports, 2021-22 to 2025-26. Land: PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land layer.
Land on ODNR's hunting mapNational wildlife refugesOther state landMetro parks, county and city landLand trusts and other open landLucas CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 222,172 acres (347 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer checked, 2025-26 | 965 (441 antlered, 524 antlerless) |
| Archery and gun, 2025-26 | 730 archery, 235 gun |
| Public land | 10% (22,312 acres) |
| ODNR hunting areas | 6 (2,272 acres inside Lucas County) |
| Towns in and near it | Toledo, Oregon, Maumee, Swanton, Northwood and Grand Rapids |
How many deer are harvested in Lucas County?
Hunters checked 965 deer in Lucas County in 2025-26: 441 antlered and 524 antlerless. Archers took 730 and gun hunters 235.
| Season | Deer checked | Antlered | Antlerless | Archery | Gun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 965 | 441 | 524 | 730 | 235 |
| 2024-25 | 895 | 376 | 519 | 662 | 233 |
| 2023-24 | 791 | 350 | 441 | 623 | |
| 2021-22 | 652 |
Source: the Division of Wildlife's 2025-26, 2024-25 and 2023-24 final deer harvest reports and Publication 5304 (2021-22), Lucas County. 2022-23 is not shown. For 2021-22 Publication 5304 gives 291 bucks, 302 does and 59 button bucks; the final reports of later seasons count bucks with shed or very short antlers as antlerless.
How much public land is in Lucas County?
22,312 of Lucas County's 222,172 acres are public land open to the public (10%). The biggest share is metro parks, county and city land: 12,323 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Lucas County |
|---|---|---|
| Metro parks, county and city land | 12,323 | 5.5% |
| National wildlife refuges | 3,953 | 1.8% |
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 2,272 | 1% |
| Land trusts and other open land | 2,201 | 1% |
| Other state land | 1,563 | 0.7% |
| All public land open to the public | 22,312 | 10% |
Measured by FilledTag inside the county line from USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public) and ODNR's land boundaries with hunting status. Hunting rules differ by manager: ODNR wildlife areas, hunting areas and forests marked open follow Ohio's statewide seasons, and those marked restricted limit hunting by place, season or permit; national forest is open; refuges follow U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rules; Corps of Engineers lake land is open in many places under each project's own rules; metro parks and city land are closed to most hunting.
ODNR areas open to hunting in Lucas County
ODNR areas open to hunting in Lucas County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Maumee State Forest: 829 acres
- Metzger Marsh Wildlife Area: 550 acres
- Mallard Club Wildlife Area: 397 acres
- Missionary Island Wildlife Area: 297 acres
- Magee Marsh Wildlife Area: 177 acres
- Meilke Road Savanna Wildlife Area: 22 acres
Other large public areas here, by PAD-US: Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge (2,080 acres) and Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuge (1,823 acres).
How do you get to Lucas County?
Highways through it: US 24 (about 48 miles inside), OH 2 (about 35 miles inside), I-475 (about 32 miles inside), I-90 (about 29 miles inside) and I-80 (about 29 miles inside). Towns inside: Toledo, Oregon, Maumee, Sylvania, Waterville and Whitehouse. Nearby: Swanton (on the line), Northwood (on the line), Grand Rapids (on the line) and Perrysburg (on the line).
Which counties border Lucas County?
Lucas County touches 4 other counties. Their latest ODNR harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wood County | 1,434 | 2025 | 0.8% |
| Henry County | 1,181 | 2025 | 0.8% |
| Fulton County | 1,489 | 2025 | 1% |
| Ottawa County | 851 | 2025 | 9.6% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Lucas County in 2025-26?
965: 441 antlered and 524 antlerless (Division of Wildlife). In 2024-25: 895.
Is there public hunting land in Lucas County?
22,312 acres, 10% of the county, are public land open to the public by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries, the largest share metro parks, county and city land (12,323 acres). ODNR's layer shows 6 areas open to hunting here.
How many deer do archers take in Lucas County?
730 of the 965 deer checked in 2025-26 were taken with a crossbow or longbow (Division of Wildlife).
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Where these numbers come from
- Deer harvest: the Division of Wildlife's 2025-26, 2024-25 and 2023-24 final deer harvest reports and Publication 5304 (2021-22).
- Public land: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public) and ODNR's land boundaries with hunting status. ODNR areas open to hunting: ODNR lands hunting status.
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 cartographic county boundaries. Highways and towns: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 primary and secondary roads; U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer, places.
FilledTag is not part of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife. Numbers are copied from ODNR and the federal sources above, or measured from their maps; nothing on this page is estimated by FilledTag.
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